Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-20

tornOOn, freSluenJ Dreeu Ill the cnal
and Messrs. Willard; Stearns, Lowell
Jones, Frankenfield, Teed, Collins
johnson, Perry and Hitler present.
After the reading and adoption o
the minutes the following business wa
transacted:
OFFICERS REPORTS.
The City Auditor presented his re
port Of the funds in the city treasury
Referred to Finance Committee.
The Zanjero reported expenditures
of $3.50 during the past week. Re
ferred to Finance Committee.
The Superintendent of Streets re
ported expenditures of 1888 during the
past week. Referred to Finance Com
mittee.
The matter of the granting of w. f
Fitzgerald and w. Il. Burke fran
chise for a street railroad from First
street along Los Angeles to Fourth, to
San Pedro to the city limits, came up
and the recommendation of the Board
of Public Works were adopted.
The franchise of +. I. Records was
amended so as to allow the use OF
horses or mules for one year, provid-
ing the road be commenced within
sixty days.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The Board of Public Works reported
as follows:
On petition of A. Brunson for extern
sion of time in which to complete
levee recommended that the matter
be referred to the Council. Sixty days
further time granted.
On petition of Mr.. Cameron to be
allowed to grade Beaudry street from
9Th to Laura, recommended that the
same he denied, as contract is already
let. Adopted.
On petition of L. Newman to be al
lowed to grade Amelia street in front
of his property, recommend that the
same be denied. Adopted.
Recommended that the bid of
D. F. Donegan of $l.40 per front foot
for grading Flower street between 10th
and 18th be accepted. Laid over.
Recommended that the bid of ID. f.
Donegan of $1.35 per trout foot for
grading Kuhrts street be accepted,
provided the contractor put in three
feet cobble cutters. Adopted.
Recommended that the bid of d. F.
Donegan for grading Griffin avenue at
81 80 per front foot be accepted, pro-
vided the contractor put in three feet
cobble cutters. Adopted.
Recommended that the bid of Alex.
Dallas of 81. 40 per front foot for grad
ing Pico street from Pearl to Alvarado
be accepted. Adopted.
In the matter of the levee on
the east side of the river, recon-
mended that it is the sense of this
Board that unless the property owners
Of the Meyers tract, fronting on the
east side of Los Angeles river consent
TO placing the levee ON the east side of
the official bed of the river, the
city should withdraw the appropria-
tions made heretofore for leveeing the
river in front of said Meyers tract.
Adopted.
On petition of Hervey Lindley for
franchise for storage and disposal of
natural gas, recommended the same
be granted as amended. Adopted.
On petition of Ira w. Phelps to have
Ventura street graded, recommended
that the City Surveyor be instructed
to establish said grade and the work
be done as soon as possible. Adopted.
Recommended that the deed of E.
N. ]. Scott ct al. be referred
to City Survey or to ascertain whether
said deed is correct and report at next
meeting. Adopted.
In regard to bid of E. G. Burlingame
to grade Daily street at $1.95 per front
foot, ask for further time. Granted.
On petition of A. Music to grade
Water street from Downev avenue to
Mozart street, recommended the same
be granted and City Attorney draft
resolution accordingly. Adopted.
On petition of J. G. Zahn to grade
Hope street between Fourth and Fifth
streets, recommended the same be
laid over one week. Adopted.
On petition of H. A. Barclay ct al.
to have grade Of Main street estab-
1ished between Twelfth and Califor-
MIA, recommended that the same be
granted and that the City Surveyor be
ordered to establish said grade and
give line for curb as desired by prop
erty owners. Adopted.
On petition of E. Fl. Bently ct al. to
have Nevada street graded from Pico
TO Rowland, recommended that the
Same be granted provided the entire
street is graded and curbed according
to regular specifications, and that City
Attorney be instructed to draft resolu-
tiOn accordingly. Adopted.
Recommended that the petition of
the City Railroad Company for rear
ranging tracks between First street
and the Plaza on Main street be
granted. Laid over.
On petition of z. F. Kysor for
franchise for street railroad, recon-
mended that the same be granted.
Bond approved and franchise granted.
On petition OF w. 2. Mcintosh for
franchise for street railroad, ask one
weeks further time. Granted.
Contract with d. F. Donegan for
grading Castilan street at $3.50 per
foot. Approved; as also was the con-
tract for grading Bellevue avenue.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Park Committee recommended
that the sidewalk around the Sixth
street Park be widened as follows :
On Fifth street five feet, on Sixth
street four feet, on Olive and Hill
streets two feet, all the land to be
takeu from the Park. Adopted.
That colored cement or aspalt side
walks be laid around the Sixth street
Park ten feet in width, with inside ce-
mcnt or asphalt coping, separate from
sidewalk, coping to stand SIX incnes
-hcve sidewalk, and that City Sur
vevor prepare plans and specifications
accordingly.
THAT City Auditor Teed advertise
e. bids for said work as soon as the
nlans and specifications are prepared
Adopted. c..a .d-